Security compliance framework usage

Abstract

A method and system for improving usage of a security compliance framework is provided. The method includes authenticating a user for: access to the security compliance frame work, access to an authoritative source component of the compliance framework, and access to a data store component of the compliance framework. A functionality status of the security compliance framework and a request associated with contents of the data store are presented to a user via a dashboard interface. In response, the request is triggered and associated results are generated.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A security compliance framework usage improvement method comprising:
 enforcing, by a processor of a hardware/software compliance framework, usage of an installed and deployed application programming interface (API) for security compliance in a dynamic deployment environment; 
 authenticating, by said processor executing said API, each dynamically deployed component of said hardware/software compliance framework; 
 managing, by said processor executing said API, access to each said dynamically deployed component; 
 logging, by said processor executing said API, results of: said enforcing, said authenticating, and said managing; 
 presenting, by said processor via a dashboard interface of said hardware/software compliance framework, a functionality status of said hardware/software compliance framework, wherein said functionality status allows said user to request associated reports and trigger associated actions associated with monitoring a performance of servers associated with said hardware/software compliance framework and resolving associated hardware and software performance issues; 
 triggering, by said processor based on said functionality status, said associated actions thereby executing said monitoring said performance of said servers and said resolving said associated hardware and software performance issues; 
 generating, by said processor, a request associated with contents of a data store of said hardware/software compliance framework; 
 presenting, by said processor executing said dashboard interface in response to said request, said contents of said data store; 
 triggering, by said processor in response to said presenting said contents, said request; and 
 generating, by said processor, results of said triggering said request. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein said dynamic deployment environment comprises a cloud environment. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 2 , wherein said cloud environment supports multi-tenant access. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein said API is configured to automatically prevent access by a user to each said dynamically deployed component of said hardware/software framework. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein said user is removed from said API. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating, by said processor, a secure profile for said user. 
 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , wherein said generating said request associated with contents of said data store comprises:
 authenticating said user with respect to said request; and 
 passing said request to said data store based on results of said authenticating said user with respect to said request. 
 
     
     
       8. A hardware/software framework comprising a hardware processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the processor implements a compliance framework usage improvement method comprising:
 enforcing, by said hardware processor, usage of an installed and deployed application programming interface (API) for security compliance in a dynamic deployment environment; 
 authenticating, by said hardware processor executing said API, each dynamically deployed component of said hardware/software compliance framework; 
 managing, by said hardware processor executing said API, access to each said dynamically deployed component; 
 logging, by said hardware processor executing said API, results of: said enforcing, said authenticating, and said managing; 
 presenting, by said hardware processor via a dashboard interface of said hardware/software compliance framework, a functionality status of said hardware/software compliance framework, wherein said functionality status allows said user to request associated reports and trigger associated actions associated with monitoring a performance of servers associated with said hardware/software compliance framework and resolving associated hardware and software performance issues; 
 triggering, by said hardware processor based on said functionality status, said associated actions thereby executing said monitoring said performance of said servers and said resolving said associated hardware and software performance issues; 
 generating, by said hardware processor, a request associated with contents of a data store of said hardware/software compliance framework; 
 presenting, by said hardware processor executing said dashboard interface in response to said request, said contents of said data store; 
 triggering, by said hardware processor in response to said presenting said contents, said request; and 
 generating, by said hardware processor, results of said triggering said request. 
 
     
     
       9. The hardware/software framework of  claim 8 , wherein said generating said request associated with contents of said data store comprises:
 authenticating said user with respect to said request; and 
 passing said request to said data store based on results of said authenticating said user with respect to said request. 
 
     
     
       10. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a processor of a hardware/software framework implements a security compliance framework usage improvement method, said method comprising:
 enforcing, by said processor, usage of an installed and deployed application programming interface (API) for security compliance in a dynamic deployment environment; 
 authenticating, by said processor executing said API, each dynamically deployed component of said hardware/software compliance framework; 
 managing, by said processor executing said API, access to each said dynamically deployed component; 
 logging, by said processor executing said API, results of: said enforcing, said authenticating, and said managing; 
 presenting, by said processor via a dashboard interface of said hardware/software compliance framework, a functionality status of said hardware/software compliance framework, wherein said functionality status allows said user to request associated reports and trigger associated actions associated with monitoring a performance of servers associated with said hardware/software compliance framework and resolving associated hardware and software performance issues; 
 triggering, by said processor based on said functionality status, said associated actions thereby executing said monitoring said performance of said servers and said resolving said associated hardware and software performance issues; 
 generating, by said processor, a request associated with contents of a data store of said hardware/software compliance framework; 
 presenting, by said processor executing said dashboard interface in response to said request, said contents of said data store; 
 triggering, by said processor in response to said presenting said contents, said request; and 
 generating, by said processor, results of said triggering said request. 
 
     
     
       11. The computer program product of  claim 10 , wherein said dynamic deployment environment comprises a cloud environment. 
     
     
       12. The computer program product of  claim 11 , wherein said cloud environment supports multi-tenant access. 
     
     
       13. The computer program product of  claim 10 , herein said API is configured to automatically prevent access by a user to each said dynamically deployed component of said hardware/software framework. 
     
     
       14. The computer program product of  claim 10 , wherein said user is removed from said API. 
     
     
       15. The computer program product of  claim 10 , wherein said method further comprises:
 generating, by said processor, a secure profile for said user. 
 
     
     
       16. The computer program product of  claim 10 , wherein said generating said request associated with contents of said data store comprises:
 authenticating said user with respect to said request; and 
 passing said request to said data store based on results of said authenticating said user with respect to said request.